LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII (Steam Game) 
Lightning Returns is the concluding chapter of the Final Fantasy XIII saga and series heroine Lightning's final battle. The grand finale of the trilogy brings a world reborn as well as free character customization and stunning action based battles.
- RPG (226)
- JRPG (195)
- Female Protagonist (186)
- Fantasy (168)
- Open World (166)
- Great Soundtrack (139)
- Singleplayer (136)
- Story Rich (118)
- Adventure (107)
- Anime (89)
- Action (77)
- Action RPG (66)
- Third Person (57)
- Character Customization (48)
- Hack and Slash (41)
- Atmospheric (34)
- Cute (13)
- Nudity (10)
- Exploration (5)
- Casual (5)
| Release Date | Dec 10, 2015 |
| Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 79.3% (mostly positive) / 79.5% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 76.8% Top 30% / 77.1% Top 30% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 3.5K Top 10% / 4.1K Top 10% |
| Curators | 103 reviews Top 5% |
| Median Play Time | 36.6 hours Top 3% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 1.8 hour Top 10% |
| Followers | 63K Top 2% |
| Owners | ± 544.2K Top 5% |
| Copies Sold | ± 315.1K Top 4% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 3.6M Top 4% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII's Steam rating and reviews between December 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 84.2% (January 2016) to 79.5% (December 2023).
LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII is an AAA level success, with 4.1K reviews Top 5%. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (55%), followed by Spanish - Spain (6%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 8 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is great, reaching 77 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (39 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 79.3% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.
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